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The passage emphasizes the importance of making conscious choices for safety and well-being, highlighting the need for self-discipline and boundaries in life. It reflects on the author's personal experience of ignoring limits and the consequences of living unsustainably. Ultimately, it encourages readers to find their own comfort zones and avoid unnecessary stress.

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The passage emphasizes the importance of making conscious choices for safety and well-being, highlighting the need for self-discipline and boundaries in life. It reflects on the author's personal experience of ignoring limits and the consequences of living unsustainably. Ultimately, it encourages readers to find their own comfort zones and avoid unnecessary stress.

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Session – 2024-25

Assignment - 1
Subject- English
Topic- Comprehension Passage

Name_______________ Class IX Sec______


Q. Read the given Passage carefully.

1.The choices we make on a daily basis—wearing a seatbelt, lifting heavy objects correctly or purposely
staying out of any dangerous situation—can either ensure our safety or bring about potentially harmful
circumstances.

2.You and I need to make a decision that we are going to get our lives in order. Exercising self-control,
self-discipline and establishing boundaries and borders in our lives are some of the most important
things we can do. A life without discipline is one that’s filled with carelessness.

3.We can think it’s kind of exciting to live life on the edge. We like the image of “Yeah! That’s me! Living
on the edge! Woo-hoo!” It’s become a popular way to look at life. But if you see, even highways have
lines, which provide margins for our safety while we’re driving. If we go over one side, we’ll go into the
ditch. If we cross over the line in the middle, we could get killed. And we like those lines because they
help to keep us safe. Sometimes we don’t even realize how lines help to keep us safe.

4.I’m not proud of this, but for the first 20 years of my life at work, I ignored my limits. I felt horrible,
physically, most of the time. I used to tell myself, “I know I have limits and that I’ve reached them, but
I’m going to ignore them and see if or how long I can get by with it.” I ran to doctors, trying to make
myself feel better through pills, vitamins, natural stuff and anything I could get my hands on. Some of
the doctors would tell me, “It’s just stress.” That just made me mad. I thought stress meant you don’t
like what you do or can’t handle life, and I love what I do. But I kept pushing myself, travelling, doing
speaking engagements and so on— simply exhausting myself.

5.Finally, I understood I was living an unsustainable life and needed to make some changes in my
outlook and lifestyle.

6.You and I don’t have to be like everyone else or keep up with anyone else. Each of us needs to be
exactly the way we are, and we don’t have to apologize for it. We’re not all alike, and we need to find a
comfort zone in which we can enjoy our lives instead of making ourselves sick with an overload of stress
and pressure.

On the basis of understanding the passage, answer the given questions .


Q1) Which of the characteristics are apt about the writer in the following context: “I know I have limits
and that I’ve reached them, but I’m going to ignore them and see if or how long I can get by with it.”?

1. negligent

2. indecisive

3. spontaneous

4. reckless

5. purposeless

6. patient

a) 2 and 5

b) 3 and 6

c) 1 and 4

d) 2 and 3

Q2) The reason why living on the edge has become popular is because of the

a) constant need for something different.

b) population being much younger.

c) exhausting effort to make changes.

d) strong tendency to stay within our limits.

Q3) The phrase “potentially harmful circumstances” refers to circumstances that can

(a) certainly be dangerous.

(b) be fairly dangerous.

(c) be possibly dangerous.

(d) seldom be dangerous.

Q4). Choose the option that correctly states the two meanings of ‘outlook’, as used in the passage.

1. A person’s evaluation of life

2. A person’s experiences in life

3. A person’s point of view towards life


4. A person’s regrets in life

5. A person’s general attitude to life

a) (1) and (4)

b) (2) and (3)

c) (3) and (5)

d) (4) and (5)

Q5) Choose the option that best captures the central idea of the passage from the given quotes.

1. It’s all about quality of life and finding a happy balance between work and friends.

2. To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

3. Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

4. Balance is not something you find. It’s something you create.

a) Option (1)

b) Option (2)

c) Option (3)

d) Option (4)

Q6) The author explains the importance of discipline and boundaries in our lives using the example of

a) road accidents.

b) traffic rules.

c) lines on the highway.

d) safe driving.

Q7) The author attempts to __________________ the readers through this write-up.

a) rebuke

b) question

c) offer aid to

d) offer advice to

Q8) What is the message conveyed in the last paragraph of the passage?
Q9) What steps have the writer found helpful in cultivating self-discipline and maintaining healthy

boundaries in his life?.

Q10) State whether the following statement is true or false.

We should make decisions to control our lives.

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